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A wire of length L, area of cross section A is hanging from a fixed support The length of the wire changes to Li when mass M is suspended from its free end The expression for Young's modulus is :
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Now, As we know the expression for longitudinal stress and strain are
Stress 
.
Strain 
Hence, the formula for Young's Modulus will be expressed as
Young s modulus 
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